Planning a computer: $5000 to spend!

[LozzaNewport]

Hey Everyone,

My Dad will be getting me a new computer for Christmas and said i can spend $5000. Australian stores only please. I want to get the most fps i can get.

1. Budget & Location

$5000 and i live in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

2. Aim

I will be using it for gaming and youtube, the games i will be playing are minecraft, COD Ghost/BO2/MW2 and BF3/4.

3. Monitors

I will have 2 monitors both 24inch

4. Peripherals

I already have a mouse, keyboard and screens. Not sure what case i want yet, all suggestions open

5. Why are you upgrading?

I am upgrading to get better performance games

[Jrobertson]

Aussie dollars right?

[cyberfury]

http://www.msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=8942

http://www.msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=11510

http://www.msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=9270 (2 kits for 32GB goodness)

http://www.msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=11576 (2 of these for 8TB storage paradise)

http://www.msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=10251

http://www.msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=11629

http://www.msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=11826 (2-way SLi) 

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=15_354&products_id=21504

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=207_160_45&products_id=22790

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=9_598&products_id=20518 (3 of these)

 

Total: $4929

 

Spend other $71 on LED light strips and such (if that's your thing) or you could always give it to me 

[X1XNobleX1X]

http://www.msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=8942

http://www.msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=11510

http://www.msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=9270

http://www.msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=11576

http://www.msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=10251

http://www.msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=11629

http://www.msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=11826 (2-way SLi) 

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=15_354&products_id=21504

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=207_160_45&products_id=22790

Instead of the Gene I would probably get the Asus Rampage IV Black. It's amazing!

http://rog.asus.com/261852013/rampage-motherboards/rampage-iv-black-edition-the-ultimate-lga2011-motherboard/

[Osmium]

You don't need a lot for COD...

 

Anyway get a 144/120 hz monitor if you do not have one already. 

I won't bother suggesting parts because with a 5000 budget you can literally buy anything you want. Just make sure to get Nvidia since they have shadowplay.

[cyberfury]

Instead of the Gene I would probably get the Asus Rampage IV Black. It's amazing!

http://rog.asus.com/261852013/rampage-motherboards/rampage-iv-black-edition-the-ultimate-lga2011-motherboard/

 

Hard to find in AU yet, and out of stock where it was available before, plus that's just overkill on any budget

[Hawx]

Instead of the Gene I would probably get the Asus Rampage IV Black. It's amazing!

http://rog.asus.com/261852013/rampage-motherboards/rampage-iv-black-edition-the-ultimate-lga2011-motherboard/

Why not a Haswell with Asus Formula board. That's more focused towards gaming.

[SSOB]

Contact Singularity computers : http://www.youtube.com/user/SingularityComputers

[SSOB]

https://twitter.com/SingularityC

[Tech Lover]

Why not a Haswell with Asus Formula board. That's more focused towards gaming.

i would suggest him Haswell with any 1150 board (not that i dont like formula, its great but expensive for what it offers) and may be get a PROPER audio setup with say, O2+oDAC, thats actually the best u can get.! 

[Razarza]

If you're only play CoD and BF you really don't need to spend 5k. You could do 1.5-2k and have a PC that will last you for 5 years and the only thing you will need to switch out from time to time is the graphics card.

[Giggitygoebbels]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($185.00 @ PCCaseGear)

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($85.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Motherboard: MSI 990FXA-GD80V2 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($215.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Memory: GeIL Black Dragon 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($169.00 @ PLE Computers)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 500GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($385.00 @ CPL Online)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($139.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($139.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (3-Way SLI) ($629.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (3-Way SLI) ($629.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (3-Way SLI) ($629.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($208.99 @ Mwave Australia)

Power Supply: Corsair 1200W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($439.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Total: $3851.99

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-05 23:06 EST+1100)

[Razarza]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($185.00 @ PCCaseGear)

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($85.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Motherboard: MSI 990FXA-GD80V2 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($215.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Memory: GeIL Black Dragon 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($169.00 @ PLE Computers)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 500GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($385.00 @ CPL Online)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($139.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($139.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (3-Way SLI) ($629.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (3-Way SLI) ($629.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (3-Way SLI) ($629.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($208.99 @ Mwave Australia)

Power Supply: Corsair 1200W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($439.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Total: $3851.99

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-05 23:06 EST+1100)

With this budget wouldn't you want to be going with an i7? Also last time I heard tri SLi isn't doesn't scale very well yet.

[Giggitygoebbels]

With this budget wouldn't you want to be going with an i7? Also last time I heard tri SLi isn't doesn't scale very well yet.

Pcpartpicker refuses 4 way sli,and i heard crossfire is worse.An FX 8320 should be way more than enough for this.

[Razarza]

Pcpartpicker refuses 4 way sli,and i heard crossfire is worse.An FX 8320 should be way more than enough for this.

I'm pretty sure 780s can only be in three-way SLi. Yeah, it is generally better than CF.

 

Wouldn't the 4770k have a longer lifetime assuming games start to use HT?

[Giggitygoebbels]

I'm pretty sure 780s can only be in three-way SLi. Yeah, it is generally better than CF.

 

Wouldn't the 4770k have a longer lifetime assuming games start to use HT?

No,because HT...

Is just to maximize a core usage,not substitute for more cores.

780s can only 3-way?Really?

[Razarza]

No,because HT...

Is just to maximize a core usage,not substitute for more cores.

780s can only 3-way?Really?

I'm pretty sure Nvidia has dropped quad SLi for everything except the very top tier cards because it isn't worth it.

[Kiwiandapple]

What is your current setup? Aswell as peripherals? 

 

Pcpartpicker refuses 4 way sli,and i heard crossfire is worse.An FX 8320 should be way more than enough for this.

 

Going tri 780's on that motherboard isn't smart. Hell for his use - I wouldn't spend more then 2500$. 

 

 

https://twitter.com/SingularityC

 

I completely agree with Boss here, contact that guy if you want to have a fancy PC. No idea how quickly he can make something tho, he puts his builds on youtube in lots off steps. 

 

For my suggestion, this would be it: 

 

Case: Is always personal, so just picked the cheapest case I knew would be perfectly fine for this build. 
GPU: 2x780 crushes games for frames in 1080p, but I would suggest to go to 1440p. If you really want the 780Ti, wait till aftermarket coolers. Sure, christmas is soon and likely won't be able to get them. Then just tell your dad that the best cards out there aren't avaible to buy yet. Don't get 3 cards on a Z87 haswell chip. 

RAM: For gaming 8GB-1866 is enough. Getting higher ram speed won't do much and is stupid to get. 

CPU: Just went with it because in the budget it's acceptable, a few games show a few more frames on the 4770K compared to the 4670K so that's why I picked it. 

Storage: Budget to go this route. I could save money and get a mechanical drive and a smaller SSD, but they are loud.

Sound card: Just because, could aswell consider to get an expensive DAC/AMP, but for gaming this will do just fine. 

Fans: Replace the stock fans on the H100i and place the 2 SP120's on it in pull if you want to be able to clean it easy, in push if you want the looks. Remove all stock fans and place 2 AF120s in the front as intake, 1 at the back as exhaust.  

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($379.00 @ CPL Online) 

CPU Cooler:  Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($149.00 @ PLE Computers) 

Motherboard:  Asus MAXIMUS VI FORMULA ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($419.00 @ CPL Online) 

Memory:  Corsair Dominator Platinum 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($149.00 @ Scorptec) 

Storage:  Samsung EVO 1TB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($679.00 @ CPL Online) 

Sound Card:  Asus Xonar Phoebus 24-bit 96 KHz Sound Card  ($209.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

Case:  Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($135.00 @ CPL Online) 

Case Fan:  Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition 37.9 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($19.00 @ CPL Online) 

Case Fan:  Corsair Air Series AF120 Red 52.2 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($25.00 @ PLE Computers) 

Case Fan:  Corsair Air Series AF120 Red 52.2 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($25.00 @ PLE Computers) 

Case Fan:  Corsair Air Series AF120 Red 52.2 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($25.00 @ PLE Computers) 

Power Supply:  Corsair RM 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($217.06 @ Mwave Australia) 

Other: Asus GTX780 ($679.00)

Other: Asus GTX780 ($679.00)

Total: $3788.06

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-06 04:44 EST+1100)

[SSOB]

 

What is your current setup? Aswell as peripherals? 

 

 

Going tri 780's on that motherboard isn't smart. Hell for his use - I wouldn't spend more then 2500$. 

 

 

 

I completely agree with Boss here, contact that guy if you want to have a fancy PC. No idea how quickly he can make something tho, he puts his builds on youtube in lots off steps. 

 

For my suggestion, this would be it: 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($379.00 @ CPL Online) 

CPU Cooler:  Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($149.00 @ PLE Computers) 

Motherboard:  Asus MAXIMUS VI FORMULA ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($419.00 @ CPL Online) 

Memory:  Corsair Dominator Platinum 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($149.00 @ Scorptec) 

Storage:  Samsung EVO 1TB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($679.00 @ CPL Online) 

Sound Card:  Asus Xonar Phoebus 24-bit 96 KHz Sound Card  ($209.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

Case:  Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($135.00 @ CPL Online) 

Case Fan:  Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition 37.9 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($19.00 @ CPL Online) 

Case Fan:  Corsair Air Series AF120 Red 52.2 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($25.00 @ PLE Computers) 

Case Fan:  Corsair Air Series AF120 Red 52.2 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($25.00 @ PLE Computers) 

Case Fan:  Corsair Air Series AF120 Red 52.2 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($25.00 @ PLE Computers) 

Power Supply:  Corsair RM 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($217.06 @ Mwave Australia) 

Other: Asus GTX780 ($679.00)

Other: Asus GTX780 ($679.00)

Total: $3788.06

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-06 04:44 EST+1100)

 

I'm alergic to the corsair fans ( Loud as f*ck IMO ) . But yeah that's a pretty nice build but i would really suggest with that kind of money that you contact singularity computers to get an amazing build . Check out some of his builds over at youtube , they are state of the art builds with high level of detail and costumer service.

[Kiwiandapple]

I'm alergic to the corsair fans ( Loud as f*ck IMO ) . But yeah that's a pretty nice build but i would really suggest with that kind of money that you contact singularity computers to get an amazing build . Check out some of his builds over at youtube , they are state of the art builds with high level of detail and costumer service.

 

Those fans aren't that loud, sure they aren't as quiet as others. But won't really be bothersome in his case. Haven't heard the new LED fans tho, but I assume they are pretty much the same. Just need to configure the fans to a low RPM setting and tada, quiet fan! But yep, singularity pc's makes amazing systems. 

[WoodenMarker]

What monitors do you already have?

[LozzaNewport]

Aussie dollars right?

Yea

[LozzaNewport]

http://www.msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=8942

http://www.msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=11510

http://www.msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=9270 (2 kits for 32GB goodness)

http://www.msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=11576 (2 of these for 8TB storage paradise)

http://www.msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=10251

http://www.msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=11629

http://www.msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=11826 (2-way SLi) 

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=15_354&products_id=21504

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=207_160_45&products_id=22790

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=9_598&products_id=20518 (3 of these)

 

Total: $4929

 

Spend other $71 on LED light strips and such (if that's your thing) or you could always give it to me 

Thanks for the help, cant wait till christmas now gonna get the parts in the next couple days. Much appreicated!

[cyberfury]

Thanks for the help, cant wait till christmas now gonna get the parts in the next couple days. Much appreicated!

 

No problem

[Kiwiandapple]

Thanks for the help, cant wait till christmas now gonna get the parts in the next couple days. Much appreicated!

 

I don't understand why you WANT to spend that much. Just because you can spend the money, doesn't mean it's actually a smart thing to do. 32GB for GAMING. You have no idea, but 8GB is still more then enough for every single game on the market. If you are really worried, sure get 16GB. But 32GB on a GAMING pc, is just making me mad. 

 

1200W for 2 780Ti's is way to much, you could run 3 with that PSU. for 2 780Ti's I would suggest the a gold+ 850W seasonic/corsair PSU. 

 

Going 2011 socket, is just stupid in terms for gaming. The socket is designed for people who do heavy work load, such as rendering/video editing/etc..  Sure 6 cores, herp derp. Much better for games. Wrong, even in games where there is use off more cores, it's not that insane compared to the 4670/4770K. Who are much cheaper. 

 

8,5TB off space. Have fun getting 1 4TB drive full. Again, high capacity drives are for people who get big files such as video editors/game developers. Not for a gamer. Most games don't go over 5GB, the new AAA titles hit around 20/25GB. 8,5 TB = 8704GB. Gooooood luck getting that many games. Sure movies, fine - I know you download them. Most people do, 1,5GB for blue ray I think it is now? 0,7GB for a normal one? Oke.. let's put music on it aswell then. Fine! Lets say 10MB for the very big songs. 

Let's make a list then: 

* 500games off 20GB = 1000GB. 1TB ~ 

* 500movies off 1,5GB = 750GB. 0,75TB.

* 50.000songs off 10MB = 500.000MB = 488GB = 0,5TB.

 

So if you have all that, you used a good 2,25TB. Good luck ever having that many games, movies and music. But hell, 8,5TB - why not right? 

 

Just have a look at my setup. Sure it's not as expencive as the one you are looking at, but it will be almost the same in terms off gaming. 2 780Ti's ofcourse will perform better then 2 780s. But you have the budget left to get 2 780Ti's. But you won't be having ANY trouble with 2 780's for a lonnngggg time.